n.
- a building or part of a building where goods or services are sold.
▸ an act of going shopping.
- a place where things are manufactured or repaired; a workshop.
v.
(shops, shopping, shopped)
- go to a shop or shops to buy goods.
▸
(shop around)
look for the best available price or rate for something.
- Brit. informal inform on (someone).
Phrase
- talk shop
discuss matters concerning one's work, especially on an inappropriate occasion.
Etymology
ME: shortening of OFr. eschoppe ‘lean-to booth’.